New Campaign pack for R2! :)

[Nikron]

Found the tile_map for the new DLC, showing the shape of the campaign map. Each pixel is a battlefield tile map, and a big square is a settlement / special map (e.g. Teutoburg Forest) / cluster of maps (e.g. forests), yellow coasts are disembarkable/embarkable, red coasts are cliffs. I don't see many settlements on this one; they're usually found along roads as big squares, but this one doesn't have many... maybe it's a sign that they'll be bringing back Attila's horde mechanics to Rome II, relying on fewer settlements?

By the way, "inv" does mean "Invasion" after all (seeing lots of "main_invasion" files in the db).

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Benjin, please tell me the Illyrian coast is playable/accessible with actual settlements on it.

[♔Greek Strategos♔]

Benjin, please tell me the Illyrian coast is playable/accessible with actual settlements on it.

I think they're not playable. As far as I can see from the map.

[Nikron]

I think they're not playable. As far as I can see from the map.

Yeah seems like. Can't these people for once make something complete? Does it kill to have some Illyrian cities and Greek colonies on the other side, not to mention Epirus and Makedon.

It's got to be always about the fck Celts and their horde . Another Wrath of Sparta bs. I'm out.

[Benjin]

Benjin, please tell me the Illyrian coast is playable/accessible with actual settlements on it.

They're not playable, but I've found triggers for them and many other tribes who spawn in from different sides of the map and raid / attack you. The "Illyrian Pirates" are one such faction.

Carthage and a few other African settlements are playable, though - so it's not just Italy + islands.

[herne_the _hunter]

Oh my God the person above has a EUIV avatar...

Only becuase I haven't got an Imperator: Rome avatar....

If we can colonise somebody has been playing EU Rome or having a sneak peak at the I:R dev diaries as you can colonise in those.

So for the colonisation mechanics for the Latins and the Greeks as missions/decision trees then by the look of it?

[Benjin]

Only becuase I haven't got an Imperator: Rome avatar....

If we can colonise somebody has been playing EU Rome or having a sneak peak at the I:R dev diaries as you can colonise in those.

So for the colonisation mechanics for the Latins and the Greeks as missions/decision trees then by the look of it?

Yes, but I believe it's only for Syracuse who has the colonisation event mechanic - each faction gets its own event / political mechanics, like in Thrones of Britannia.

[Nikron]

They're not playable, but I've found triggers for them and many other tribes who spawn in from different sides of the map and raid / attack you. The "Illyrian Pirates" are one such faction.

Carthage and a few other African settlements are playable, though - so it's not just Italy + islands.

You mean to say they're just minor factions or it's simply events or random pirate ships attacking or outside factors that cause loss of income and population happiness for example?

[RexImperator]

Some questionsWill Tarchuna be Latin, Etruscan or Volscian? If Etruscan will that carry over into the Grand campaign through units like the Getae and Dacia in imperator augustus?Will Syracuse get new units? Will they carry over into the grand campaign?Can factions marry outside of their faction (i.e marriage alliance between Syracuse and Tarentum)Why no Carthage?Wil samnites get a decent unit roster?

[Morticia Iunia Bruti]

Tarchuna is etruscan for Tarquinia. You can already marry between two factions pre ancestral betapatch.

[Benjin]

You mean to say they're just minor factions or it's simply events or random pirate ships attacking or outside factors that cause loss of income and population happiness for example?

Minor factions that randomly spawn in, like the Vikings in Thrones of Britannia. Some spawn on land (e.g. Massylii in Africa, Helvetii in Cisalpine Gaul), some spawn as fleets on the sea (e.g. Illyrians to the eastern edge of the Mediterranean).

[Nikron]

Minor factions that randomly spawn in, like the Vikings in Thrones of Britannia. Some spawn on land (e.g. Massylii in Africa, Helvetii in Cisalpine Gaul), some spawn as fleets on the sea (e.g. Illyrians to the eastern edge of the Mediterranean).

I haven't played ToB so I have no idea about this feature. Are the Vikings that randomly spawn still playable (through modding of course)?

And what do you think about the Illyrian coast? Is it accessible or covered in fog?

Thanks for the replies by the way.

[Benjin]

I haven't played ToB so I have no idea about this feature. Are the Vikings that randomly spawn still playable (through modding of course)?

And what do you think about the Illyrian coast? Is it accessible or covered in fog?

Thanks for the replies by the way.

Covered by fog - there's no embarkable coast, roads or any other defining terrain features for battles in Illyria, unfortunately.

I don't know if they'll be playable if you toggle them as "playable" - I don't think they start off as existing. Maybe if someone were to change the startpos to include them at the start, toggle them as playable, make their all their starting units have free upkeep (so they don't suffer from attrition due to economy) and make them immune to no settlement attrition, then I think you could make them playable.

[Daruwind]

@Nikron Look at map from Benjin, try to find yellow coastal areas. These are probably accesible for ship landings. So basically these regions will be playable areas. ;-)

[Nikron]

Covered by fog - there's no embarkable coast, roads or any other defining terrain features for battles in Illyria, unfortunately.

I don't know if they'll be playable if you toggle them as "playable" - I don't think they start off as existing. Maybe if someone were to change the startpos to include them at the start, toggle them as playable, make their all their starting units have free upkeep (so they don't suffer from attrition due to economy) and make them immune to no settlement attrition, then I think you could make them playable.

Yeah I see. Then screw this DLC. Personally I aint paying for a boring Celtic vs Greek culture map for 100+ turns. This is even worse than Wrath of Sparta.

[Nikron]

@Nikron Look at map from Benjin, try to find yellow coastal areas. These are probably accesible for ship landings. So basically these regions will be playable areas. ;-)

I don't think so bro. Balkans is always left out. Guess I'll stick to Macedonian Wars campaign from DEI for another year. At least there I get to see legions vs phalanx vs hoplites and way more cultural variety.

[Morticia Iunia Bruti]

@ Daruwind: I will buy the DLc, there a many different warriors from the italic tribes with new assets, as i can see by the unitcards.

[♔Greek Strategos♔]

Yeap. Lot's of new assets, especially for Celtic factions.

[FERRDO]

Maybe someone would be so good as to post some samples of the new unit cards?

[ThePoshBarbarian]

It could still be in development though, so we can still hope fam @Nikron

@ Daruwind: I will buy the DLc, there a many different warriors from the italic tribes with new assets, as i can see by the unitcards.

Unit cards you say?

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psst kid, mind passing me some of those?

[Morticia Iunia Bruti]

Veneti Axemen:

http://www.mediafire.com/view/dnn70c...men_s.png/file

Samnitian Linen Legion:

http://www.mediafire.com/view/xdql85...egion.png/file